Draft Supplement Analysis: Pit Manufacturing Facilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Stockpile Stewardship and Management Environmental Impact Statement

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35635-35636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16803]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Draft Supplement Analysis: Pit Manufacturing Facilities at Los 
Alamos National Laboratory, Stockpile Stewardship and Management 
Environmental Impact Statement

Agency

Department of Energy.

Action

Notice of availability.

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Summary

The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Supplement Analysis: Pit Manufacturing Facilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Stockpile Stewardship and Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (SSM PEIS), DOE/EIS-0236/ SA-6, for public review and comment.

Dates

Written comments on the Draft Supplement Analysis are invited from the public during the comment period, which ends August 2, 1999 (see ADDRESSES section for more details). Comments must be postmarked by August 2 to ensure consideration; late comments will be considered to the extent practicable. The DOE will use the comments received to help prepare the Final Supplement Analysis.

Addresses

To obtain a copy of the Supplement Analysis or to submit comments in writing or orally to DOE, contact: Corey Cruz, Albuquerque Operations Office Project Manager, U.S. DOE, Albuquerque Operations Office, Nuclear Programs Division (NPD), PO

Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM 87185-5400. Mr. Cruz may also be contacted by telephone 505-845-4282 or fax (505) 845-4216. Comments may also be sent to the E-mail address ssmpeissa@doeal.gov. Requests for copies of the Draft SA or other matters regarding this environmental review should be addressed to Mr. Cruz at the address above. The Draft Supplement Analysis will be available under the NEPA Analyses Module of the DOE NEPA Web Site at tis.eh.doe.gov/nepa/.

For Further Information Contact

For general information on the DOE NEPA process, please contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, EH-42, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585. Ms. Borgstrom may be contacted by calling (202) 586-4600 or by leaving a message at (800) 472-2756.

Supplementary Information

The Draft Supplement Analysis was prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.], the Council on Environmental Quality NEPA regulations [40 CFR Parts 1500-1508], and the DOE NEPA regulations [10 CFR Part 1021]. The Department examined issues related to the possibility of seismic activity, fire, and sabotage at facilities at LANL. DOE prepared the Draft Supplement Analysis in compliance with the Memorandum Opinion and Order issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Natural Resources Defense Council, et al., v. Federico Pena, et al., (CA 97-0936(SS)). DOE has distributed copies of the Draft Supplement Analysis to the State of New Mexico, American Indian tribal governments, local county governments, other Federal agencies, and other interested parties. The Draft Supplement Analysis is also available for public review and copying at the following four locations:

University of New Mexico, Dan Barkley Reading Room, Government Information Department, Zimmerman Library, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-1466. Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute (TVI), Main Campus Library, 525 Buena Vista Dr. SE, Albuquerque, NM. LANL Community Relations Office, 1619 Central Avenue, Los Alamos, New Mexico. U.S. Department of Energy, Freedom of Information Reading Room, Room 1E-190, 1000 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC.

After the public comment period, which ends August 2, 1999, the Department will consider and respond to the comments received, revise the Draft Supplement Analysis as appropriate, and issue a Final Supplement Analysis. The Department will consider the analyses in the Final Supplement Analysis in making a determination as to whether the SSM PEIS should be supplemented or a new SSM PEIS should be prepared.

Signed in Washington, DC, 25th this of June 1999, for the United States Department of Energy. Victor H. Reis, Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs. [FR Doc. 99-16803 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P